Inflation or jobs: Federal Reserve officials are divided over competing concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — One major question will be front and center for Federal Reserve policymakers as they prepare…
Widespread violence against Alawite civilians in Syria’s coast, UN report finds
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A U.N.-backed commission that investigated sectarian violence on Syria’s coast earlier this year found…
Vietnam aims to become the next Asian tiger economy
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Beneath red banners and a gold bust of revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh in…
IMF upgrades outlook for global economy, citing less-than-expected damage from Trump’s trade wars
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund is upgrading the economic outlook for the United States and the world…
China standoff postponed, Wall Street refocuses on inflation
Wall Street took the postponement of the U.S.-China tariff deadline in stride and refocused on inflation numbers arriving…
US and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world’s largest economies
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days Monday, at…
Fishing in vast Pacific nature area halted after judge blocks Trump order
HONOLULU — Commercial fishing that recently resumed in a vast protected area of the Pacific Ocean must halt…
Judge weights Trump request to end protections for immigrant children
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A judge on Friday was considering a Trump administration request to end a decades-old…
Trump’s broad tariffs go into effect, just as economic pain is surfacing
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump began levying higher import taxes on dozens of countries Thursday, just as…
Trump to put additional 25% import taxes on India
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to place an additional 25% tariff on…
Justice Department releases new list of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions
Associated Press (AP) — The Justice Department identified some three dozen states, cities and counties as so-called sanctuary…
With jobs report, Trump follows playbook of rejecting unfavorable data
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the coronavirus surged during President Donald Trump’s first term, he called for a simple…